Word: speaker
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Wednesday evening meetings, held at 7 o'clock, are very informal. Shortened Evening Prayer is said. Then follows a short talk by a man especially versed in his subject. Informal discussion, usually along the general subject of the speaker's topic, closes the meeting. Three-quarters of an hour, to an hour is the time ordinarily taken by these meetings...
Dean Briggs presided at the meeting of the Freshman class in the Union last evening, introducing as first speaker, Professor R. B. Merriman '96. Professor Merriman reminded the men of the great differences and conflicting personalities that must exist in a university as large and as cosmopolitan as Harvard and warned the 1917 men not to "shun or look askance at some one else because that someone else happens to be different from yourself and don't be deceived by momentary greatness for the race is a long one and those leading now may not be in sight...
...Mondays and Wednesday at 10 0'clock. Will deal with present-day state and city administration in Massachusetts. It will be open only to students who have had a previous course in government and who can satisfy the instructor of their ability to do the work. Mr. Frothingham was speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives during the years 1904-1905 and leaden ant-governor of the Common Wealth...
Professor Willisten of the Law School was the first speaker. The trend of his remarks was toward an appeal to the men to accept responsibility. It is the only means of ascertaining ability. Mr. Williams of the Boston Transcript made an appeal for the co-operation of the press with the experts of government,-the lawyers, in correctly presenting the issues of the day to the people. He advocated the affiliation of lawyers through the bar associations with political parties. Professor Pound outlined a clear case against the election of judges, attributing all the present discontent with the courts...
...Modern Language Conference. Speaker: Professor Kittredge. Election of officers, Common Room, Conant Hall...